The Spaniard, currently in charge at Bayern Munich, is known as a perfectionist and a planner – and he wants to hit the ground running when he arrives at City on July 1.

As soon as his three-year £15million-a-season deal was announced, the 45-year-old coach asked City’s director of football Txiki Begiristain – a key player in persuading Guardiola to make City his next destination – to send this season’s match DVDs and player performance data so he can start his Premier League homework.

Guardiola confirmed at a press conference in Munich last week that he is already thinking about life in the Premier League – but it won’t distract him from his final months in Germany.

The German champions were held to a 0-0 draw at Bayer Leverkusen in their first game since Guardiola announced he would be joining City in the summer.

“I am like a woman, I can control both situations. I can think of both situations so it’s no problem for me,” said the Spaniard.

Guardiola is also thought to have given Begiristain and chief executive Ferran Soriano a wish-list of players, including Barcelona stars Neymar and Luis Suarez, Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, Everton and England defender John Stones and Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski.